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Dictation to Improve Your Listening

Dictation is a great way to improve your listening, but it can be very challenging. In today's activity we look at a site that helps you improve your listening and at how you can approach dictation activities without being defeated by them.The activity uses a site called Listen and Write. This site has some good clear audio recordings and some useful tools to help you through the dictation.

Task:

You are going to listen to a recording called 'Teens, Television, and Depression'. The text is about a study that looks at the relationship between media use and mental health in teenagers.

Before you listen to the audio activity, make some notes on paper about what you think the text will mention.

Y0u could also think about your own views on this topic and the kinds of media devices you use, such as i-pods and computers. Do you think they have an effect on your mental health?